Command Words SEHS

What does identify mean?

• Make clear the differences between two or more concepts or items.

• Obtain an approximate value.

• Provide an answer from a number of possibilities.

• Outline Give a brief account or summary.

Calculate

• Use an idea, equation, principle, theory or law in relation to a given problem or issue.

• Obtain a numerical answer showing the relevant stages in the working.

• Give a detailed account.

• Make clear the differences between two or more concepts or items.

Discuss

• Offer a considered and balanced review that includes a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses.

• Make an appraisal by weighing up the strengths and limitations.

• Give a detailed account including reasons or causes.

• Predict Give an expected result.

Explain

• Make an appraisal by weighing up the strengths and limitations.

• Give a detailed account including reasons or causes.

• Give an expected result.

• Give the steps in a calculation or derivation.

Comment

• Give a detailed account including reasons or causes.

• Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure.

• Produce a plan, simulation or model.

• Give a judgment based on a given statement or result of a calculation.

State

• Give a specific name, value or other brief answer without explanation or calculation.

• Add brief notes to a diagram or graph.

• Use an idea, equation, principle, theory or law in relation to a given problem or issue.

• Give a detailed account.

Define

• Give a detailed account.

• Obtain a value for a quantity

• Add labels to a diagram.

• Give the precise meaning of a word, phrase, concept or physical quantity.

Distinguish

• Give a specific name, value or other brief answer without explanation or calculation.

• Make clear the differences between two or more concepts or items

• Give an account of similarities between two (or more) items or situations, referring to both (all) of them throughout.

• Obtain the only possible answer

Predict

• Give an expected result.

• Show Give the steps in a calculation or derivation.

• Obtain the only possible answer.

• Produce a plan, simulation or model.

Evaluate

• Make an appraisal by weighing up the strengths and limitations.

• Give a detailed account including reasons or causes.

• Give an expected result.

• Give the steps in a calculation or derivation.